In 1904 the Chell and Milton civil parishes were added.
It was abolished in 1922 with the bulk of it becoming part of the county borough of Stoke-on-Trent.
After absorption, the area of the UDC was divided into two wards for election of local councillors.
Ward 27 covered Smallthorne, Bradeley, Norton-in-the-Moors, Ball Green, Fegg Hayes, and Brindley Ford.
Ward 28 included Milton, Abbey Hulton and Bucknall.